Blackout wrote: ↑16 Feb 2022, 19:17
LM10 wrote: ↑16 Feb 2022, 18:38
Considering that most cars we've seen so far have bulkier sidepods, there is a decent possibility that this could be the way to go. Since with bargeboards a critical area for
outwash is banned now, there is not much left for teams to do other than using the sidepod shaping for creating outwash.
And downwash
Indeed. You can push the wake sideways with a blunt sidepod, but if you taper the sidepod back from the side rather than from the top, you'll be pulling that wake back in rather than getting the high energy air from above the sidepod down onto the diffuser. This is where I believe the Williams, McLaren, Alpha Tauri, and Haas seem to have an advantage, assuming they executed on the concept well.